The Buckeye Cotton Oil Co.

National Labor Relations Board - Board Decisions

Nov 28, 1941

37 N.L.R.B. 48 (N.L.R.B. 1941)

In the Matter of THE BUCKEYE COTTON OIL COMPANY and UNITED
CANNERY, AGRICULTURAL , PACKING AND ALLIED WORKERS OF AMERICA,
LOCAL 19, C. I. O.
Case No. R-3027
CERTIFICATION OF REPRESENTATIVES
November 28,1941
On October 11, 1941, the National Labor Relations Board issued
a Decision and Direction of Elections in the above-entitled proceed-
ings.' Pursuant to the Direction of Elections, elections by secret ballot
were conducted on October 27 and 28, 1941, under the direction and
supervision of the Regional Director for the Tenth Region (Atlanta,
Georgia). On November 12, 1941, the Regional Director, acting pur-
suant to Article III, Section 9, of National Labor Relations Board
Rules and Regulations-Series 2, as amended, issued and duly served
upon the parties an Election Report. No objections to the conduct
of the ballots or to the Election Report have been filed by any of
the parties.
As to the balloting and its results, the Regional Director reported
as follows :
GROUP (1) (JACKSON AVENUE PLANTS)
Total number eligible-__--_ ----------------------- 922
Total ballots cast --------------------- -------- ---------------- 856,
Total number of ballots east for UNITED CANNERY, AGRICUL-
TURAL, PACKING AND ALLIED WORKERS OF AMERICA, LOCAL 19,
C I 0---------------------------------------------------- 498
Total number of ballots cast for INDEPENDENT ASSOCIATION OF EM-
PLOYEES OF BUCKEYE JACKSON AVENUE PLANTS-------------- 32G
Total number of ballots cast for neither-------------------- 18
Total number of challenged ballots--------------------------- 8
Total number of void ballots-------------------------------- 6
Total number of blank ballots------------------------------- 1
GROUP (2) (HOLLYWOOD MILL)
Total number eligible---------------------------------------- 282
Total ballots cast------------------------------------------ 270
Total number of ballots cast for UNITED C2.NNFMY, AGRICUL-
TURAL, PACKING AND ALLIED WORKERS OF AMERICA, LOCAL 19,
C. 1. 0---------------------------------------------------- 215
136 N. L R. B. 76.
37 N. L. R B., No. 14.
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THE BUCKEYE COTTON OIL COMPANY 49
Total number of ballots cast for INDEPENDENT ASSOCIATION OF
EMPLOYEES OF BUCKEYE HOLLYWOOD MILL-- -----
------- ----
49
Total number of ballots cast for neither--------- --- ---- 2
Total number of challenged ballots__________________________ 4
Total number of void ballots________________________________ 0
Total number of blank ballots_______________________________ 0
By virtue of and pursuant to the power vested in the National Labor
Relations Board by Section 9 (c) of the National Labor Relations Act,
49 Stat. 449, and pursuant to Article III, Sections 8 and 9, of National
Labor Relations Board Rules and Regulations-Series 2, as amended.
IT IS HEREBY CERTIFIED that United Cannery, Agricultural, Packing
and Allied Workers of America, Local 19, C. 1. 0., has been designated
and selected by a majority of the employees of the Jackson Avenue
plants of The Buckeye Cotton Oil Company, excluding supervisory
and clerical employees, as their representative for the purposes of
collective bargaining, and that, pursuant to Section 9 (a) of the Act,
United Cannery, Agricultural, Packing and Allied Workers of Amer-
ica, Local 19, C. I. 0., is the exclusive representative of all such em-
ployees for the purposes of collective bargaining in respect to rates of
pay, wages, hours of employment, and other conditions of employment;
and
IT IS HEREBY FURTHER CERTIFIED that United Cannery, Agricultural,
Packing and Allied Workers of America, Local 19, C. I. 0., has been
designated and selected by a majority of the employees of the Holly-
wood Mill of The Buckeye Cotton Oil Company, excluding super-
visory and clerical employees, as their representative for the purposes
of collective bargaining, and that, pursuant to Section 9 (a) of the
Act, United Cannery, Agricultural, Packing and,Allied Workers of
America, Local 19, C. I. 0., is the exclusive representative of all such
employees for the purposes of collective bargaining in respect to rates
of pay, wages, hours of employment, and other conditions of
employment.
MR. GERARD D. REILLY took no part in the consideration of the above
Certification of Representatives.